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Rectangular shining object over Seyssinet-Pariset, 1982
On 10 May 1982, a witness in Seyssinet-Pariset observed a rectangular flying object that glinted intermittently in the sunlight. It held a steady nort…
Orange light over Suippes mistaken for the Moon, 1982
One night in May 1982, a driver and her passenger spotted an orange, crescent-shaped luminous form hovering over Suippes. It then appeared to follow t…
Luminous sphere with trail over Saint-Denis, La Réunion, 1982
At 3 a.m. on 16 June 1982, several witnesses in Saint-Denis, La Réunion, saw a haloed sphere followed by a string of yellowish dots forming a luminous…
Bright point over Nantes identified as stratospheric balloon, 1982
On 10 June 1982, air traffic control staff at Nantes Château-Bougon airport and several pilots noticed a bright stationary point in the sky. It remain…
Night lights during a French space flight in Vieille-Chapelle, 1982
A sparse case. In June 1982, a group gathered to watch a French space flight spotted two unknown luminous objects at around 3 a.m. over Vieille-Chapel…
Orange light ball over Thèze on a stormy day, 1982
On 3 July 1982, a witness in Thèze watched from their kitchen as an intensely bright orange ball of light, roughly 20 cm across, appeared in front of …
Orange ovoid mass circled by a luminous point in La Réunion, 1982
On the night of 5 July 1982, multiple witnesses in L'Étang-Salé, La Réunion, saw an orange ovoid mass—much larger than a star—glowing in the sky while…
Grey ovoid object in Mont-Saint-Aignan attributed to a Mylar balloon, 1982
In August 1982, a resident of Mont-Saint-Aignan saw a grey ovoid object gliding silently about 20 metres above the ground. Sunlight reflected off its …
Triangular luminous mass above a factory in Saint-Benoît, 1982
In the early hours of 4 September 1982, several witnesses in Saint-Benoît, La Réunion, saw a silent triangular luminous mass hovering over a factory. …
Orange object in Villebon-sur-Yvette reclassified as the Moon, 1982
In September 1982, a couple on their balcony in Villebon-sur-Yvette watched an orange luminous object resembling an airship for about two minutes befo…
White fireball with trail over Indre, 1982
In October 1982, three witnesses in the Indre département saw a brilliant white ball streak across the sky in seconds, leaving a trail that turned red…
Red luminous balls spotted near Rouen, 1982
A data-poor case. On 19 November 1982, a driver and passenger in the Eure area saw several red luminous balls moving at varying speeds across the sky.…
Yellow ball with blue flashes over Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine, 1983
In January 1983, several witnesses in Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine watched a yellow ball glide silently at low altitude, accompanied by small blue flashes…
Dark V-shaped form over Bourgoin-Jallieu, 1983
On 23 January 1983, several witnesses in Bourgoin-Jallieu spotted a dark grey, elongated or V-shaped object at roughly 2,500 metres altitude, moving h…
White ball with multicoloured trail over Bouches-du-Rhône, 1983
In January 1983, several witnesses in Bouches-du-Rhône saw a white luminous ball moving horizontally at high speed, followed by a multicoloured trail.…
Spinning-top-shaped object with zigzag movements in Calvados, 1983
On the night of 28 January 1983, a driver in Calvados spotted a spinning-top-shaped object just metres above the ground, emitting dim red and green li…
Fireball with whistling sound and explosion in Cerisy-la-Salle, 1983
In January 1983, two farmers in Cerisy-la-Salle witnessed a bluish luminous phenomenon. One described a football-sized fireball travelling horizontall…
Dubious encounter with a beam of light in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lusignan, 1983
In February 1983, a man riding a moped near Saint-Hilaire-de-Lusignan claimed he was stopped by a very bright beam of light and lost consciousness. Ab…
Lights in Plouarzel identified as Venus and Arcturus, 1983
In March 1983, several witnesses in Plouarzel believed a luminous phenomenon was following their cars. GEIPAN's re-analysis concluded they had been wa…
Crater in a wheat field in Charente-Maritime caused by lightning, 1983
In March 1983, a farmer in Charente-Maritime discovered an unexplained crater in his wheat field. The investigation lasted several months and consider…
Flickering light over Aunay-sur-Odon identified as Venus, 1983
On the night of 13 April 1983, two drivers stopped to watch a yellow-green light the apparent size of a handball flickering at high altitude. It seeme…
Reddish light over Sommauthe reclassified as Venus, 1983
One night in April 1983, a farmer in Sommauthe noticed a reddish light and went outside to investigate. He found a luminous ball above Saint-Pierremon…
Slow oval object over Isère attributed to a weather balloon, 1983
Between 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. on 25 April 1983, several witnesses in La Verpillière watched an oval object cross the sky very slowly from west to south-s…
Luminous object over Fréland reclassified as Venus, 1983
In April 1983, two witnesses saw a luminous object the apparent size of a tennis ball above a mountainous area near Fréland. Surrounded by a white hal…
The Moon mistaken for a UFO in the Atlantic Pyrenees
In April 1983, a married couple driving through the Pyrénées-Atlantiques spotted a bright orange object that seemed to follow their car. Its shape shi…
Unexplained nighttime lights over Vescovato, Corsica
On the nights of May 8 and 9, 1983, several witnesses in Vescovato, Corsica, observed a round, intensely white luminous object in the sky. One witness…
Venus mistaken for a UFO in Barrême
Between 10:30 and 11:30 PM on a May 1983 evening, seven witnesses in Barrême watched a slowly moving luminous ball that repeatedly vanished. Through b…
Bluish oval light spotted in the Landes region
Just before dawn on May 5, 1983, a driver in the Landes region saw a bluish oval light roughly four to five meters long. It moved at high speed withou…
Meteoroid observed by hundreds across southern France
At 11:00 PM on June 6, 1983, a fast, elongated light streaked across the skies of southern France. Hundreds of people from the Alps to the Eastern Pyr…
Luminous object in Avon identified as Venus
On the nights of July 14 and 15, 1983, several witnesses in Avon observed a white luminous object moving slowly from west to east. Despite prolonged o…
Green and blue fireball over Boussay
From his terrace on the night of July 15, 1983, a witness in Boussay saw a rounded luminous object in green and blue that crossed the sky at high spee…
Electric shock mistaken for an abduction in Sommerecourt
Intrigued by luminous phenomena he had noticed on several consecutive nights, a resident of Sommerecourt climbed a hill with binoculars on the evening…
Luminous point with erratic movement over Milly-la-Forêt
Near midnight on July 14, 1983, a group of people watched a luminous point with satellite-like brightness for about 45 seconds. The object followed a …
Possible ball lightning in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
One July 1983 night, two people in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse woke with the sensation of being watched. Looking up, they saw a transparent luminous sp…
Cylindrical light beams over Saint-Gratien
Between 2:00 and 2:30 AM on September 11, 1983, a witness in Saint-Gratien observed cylindrical beams roughly one meter in diameter brightly illuminat…
High-speed luminous points over French Polynesia
On September 26, 1983, between 6:48 and 7:00 PM, several witnesses in French Polynesia observed a series of luminous points moving at great altitude a…
Circular object with luminous rays over Vitry-le-François
In September 1983, several witnesses in Vitry-le-François observed a circular object in the sky, roughly 50 centimeters in apparent diameter, emitting…
Luminous object photographed over Val-de-Marne
On the night of September 28, 1983, several witnesses—including police officers—observed a luminous object over Val-de-Marne, estimated at 2,000 to 2,…
Hundreds witness a luminous phenomenon over Papeete
At 6:50 PM on September 26, 1983, hundreds of people in French Polynesia watched six to eight bright points of varying sizes cross the sky from west t…
Zigzagging lights over Beauvezer
In September 1983, four witnesses in Beauvezer observed intermittent white and red lights above the mountain known as "La Femme Couchée." The object m…
Venus identified as the cause of a sighting in Canet-en-Roussillon
Between 5:30 and 6:30 AM on September 26, 1983, several witnesses in Canet-en-Roussillon observed a very bright object in the sky. To the naked eye it…
Luminous object with spiral movement over Saint-Chamond
On October 3, 1983, two witnesses in Saint-Chamond saw a circular luminous object moving at high speed from north to south while tracing spirals in th…
Bright light and fallen tree in Ambernac
On a foggy October 1983 night, a resident of Ambernac was alerted by his dog's agitated behavior. Through the window he saw an intense light the size …
Multicolored luminous mass crossing the French sky
On November 15, 1983, between 5:00 and 6:00 AM, witnesses across several French departments—Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, Paris, Essonne, Seine-Saint-Denis, …
Fragmenting fireball over northeastern France
Between 6:30 and 7:00 PM on November 17, 1983, witnesses in Haute-Saône, Moselle, and Meurthe-et-Moselle observed a round, vividly colored mass crossi…
Orange ball with trail over Moselle
A data-sparse case. In November 1983, several witnesses in Moselle saw a football-sized orange ball cross the sky silently between 6:00 and 7:00 PM, l…
Red object in vertical descent over Brive-la-Gaillarde
A very brief case. On November 26, 1983, a driver in Brive-la-Gaillarde observed for barely one second a round object of 20 to 40 centimeters in appar…
Luminous ball with tail over Hombourg-Haut
At 6:30 PM on November 17, 1983, three witnesses in Hombourg-Haut saw a luminous ball with a tail move rapidly from northeast to southeast. The phenom…
Circular fluorescent object over Sarreguemines in 1983
On December 1, 1983, around 10 p.m., two witnesses watched a highly luminous circular object cross the sky for just a few seconds. It glowed with a fl…
Blue-white sphere with fiery trail over Yerres in 1983
On December 8, 1983, at 11:27 p.m., a witness in Yerres heard a glider-like whistling sound and looked up to see a bright blue-white sphere traveling …
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